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Dating AI, grocery chic, automotive souls

Feb 20, 2026

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7 min read

Dating AI, grocery chic, automotive souls

Why New Yorkers are flirting with avatars and Londoners are treating grocery carts like high fashion

Shachar Aylon
Shachar Aylon
Bootleg movies, remix mascots, vibe scrolling

Feb 13, 2026

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7 min read

Bootleg movies, remix mascots, vibe scrolling

Why an Olympian fought to be a Minion and why flour sacks are the new fine art.

Shachar Aylon
Shachar Aylon
It’s a new Dawn

Feb 11, 2026

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2 min read

It’s a new Dawn

A quick hello, a new look, and a behind-the-scenes peek

Shachar Aylon
Shachar Aylon
Costco drip, sell your soul, no humans allowed

Feb 6, 2026

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6 min read

Costco drip, sell your soul, no humans allowed

What happens when you call a "We Buy Souls" hotline?

Shachar Aylon
Shachar Aylon
97,000 notes. 2,000 degrees. 65 rings.

Jan 30, 2026

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6 min read

97,000 notes. 2,000 degrees. 65 rings.

One pianist's heartbeat, one brand's liquid fire, and one tree's final song.

Shachar Aylon
Shachar Aylon
Sodium glows, Kewpies fly, and curiosity clicks

Jan 23, 2026

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7 min read

Sodium glows, Kewpies fly, and curiosity clicks

Exploring the "lost" science of Mary Poppins, the airborne activism of the original "drop" culture, and the toddler who disrupted photography.

Shachar Aylon
Cat Thielen
Shachar Aylon, +1
Sharp toys, tall tricks, soft giants

Jan 16, 2026

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6 min read

Sharp toys, tall tricks, soft giants

Why there’s a 200-foot bunny in the Alps, the "lie" of the infinite climb, and Kinder eggs with a sharp edge

Shachar Aylon
Shachar Aylon
Plastic brains, unremarkable students, ping pong hustle

Jan 9, 2026

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6 min read

Plastic brains, unremarkable students, ping pong hustle

Exploring the tension between tradition and tech: from bricks that can hear you to the man who lost everything to a foam paddle.

Shachar Aylon
Shachar Aylon
2025: the year of the human

Jan 2, 2026

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8 min read

2025: the year of the human

My favorite curious things from the past year

Shachar Aylon
Shachar Aylon
Colonel santa, perpetual ball drops, porcelain zen

Dec 26, 2025

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6 min read

Colonel santa, perpetual ball drops, porcelain zen

Why 3.5 million Japanese families eat fried chicken for Christmas, and how to watch a 365-day NYE ball drop

Shachar Aylon
Shachar Aylon
Notice the moment, quiet the noise, raise the curtain

Dec 19, 2025

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5 min read

Notice the moment, quiet the noise, raise the curtain

A case for slowing down, making it messy, and trusting the room.

Shachar Aylon
Ike Butler
Shachar Aylon, +1
Billionaire bots, listening age, fake Iceland

Dec 12, 2025

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6 min read

Billionaire bots, listening age, fake Iceland

Speaking internet: tech satire that sells for $100K, data dashboards that became culture & tourism ads that lean into conspiracy

Shachar Aylon
Shachar Aylon
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